WEEKLY STANDARDS: 1.3B, 1.1G, 1.5A, 1.5B
TOPIC: Legend and Chivalry
OBJECTIVE: Students will be introduced to the Shakespearean sonnet and will compose sonnets of their own.
JOURNAL: Shakespeare is famous not only for his plays, but for his poems. Shakespeare is most famous for the 100+ sonnets he wrote. Many of these sonnets are thought to be written to both his mistress and a young boy, both of which Shakespeare professes his love for. Based on your knowledge of Shakespeare, do you believe this to be true? Why or why not? Is it possible to be truly in love with two people at the same time? Can a person be attracted to both a member of the same sex and a member of the opposite sex at the same time? Explain.
AGENDA: 1) Copy New Vocab Words and Definitions: Pg. 644 oath, ignoble, tumultuous Pg. 651 diverted, fidelity, oblige, champion, adversary, sovereign, wrath Pg. 272 flailing, extravagant, abiding, pitted, implacable
2) Note-Taking: Structure of a Shakespearean Sonnet:
~ A sonnet is a 14-lined poem divided into THREE quatrains and ONE couplet.
~ A quatrain is a set of FOUR lines
~ A couplet is a set of TWO lines
~ In a Shakespearean sonnet, the 1st and 3rd line of a quatrain rhyme with eachother and the 2nd and 4th line of a quatrain rhyme with each other
~ The two lines in the couplet rhyme with each other
~ EVERY line in a sonnet has EXACTLY TEN syllables
~ A Shakespearean sonnet follows a PLOT structure: The FIRST and SECOND quatrain act as the exposition, conflict and rising action. The THIRD quatrain acts as the climax and falling action. The COUPLET acts as the resolution and denoument.
3) Read "Shall I Compare Three to a Summer's Day?" pg. 494
4) Compose a Shakespearean sonnet following the correct format introduced in class using the sonnet writing organizer.
HOMEWORK: Finish your sonnet.
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